Series 1 : Biographical Material and Other Papers , 1853-1959
0.3 Linear feet
Box 1, OV 3
In addition to biographical material this series contains scattered documentation relating to different aspects of Spencer's life and career. There are five calling cards and a card with Spencer's signature; a certificate for a silver medal awarded for Spencer's painting Power of Fashion ; exhibition invitations and tickets including a member's ticket to the 1860 National Academy of Design annual exhibition, and Spencer's identity card for the 1876 International Exhibition in Philadelphia; and legal documentation of Spencer's 1857 purchase of real estate in Newark, New Jersey, and a document granting power of attorney in 1901.
A folder of notes and writings by Spencer includes an 1858 list of her pictures for a raffle, a poem about her Hudson River home, and a fragment of a notebook with a "List of subscribers" for a photograph of Spencer's painting, Truth Unveiling Falsehood . Records related to Spencer's membership in the professional women's association, Sorosis, include documentation of her election as a member in 1869, and invitations to events. Records relating to Truth Unveiling Falsehood include published descriptions of the painting, a poem and a letter written by unidentified people in response to the picture, and a photograph of the painting by A. J. Daniels of London, England, where it was probably sold by Spencer's daughter, Lilly Spencer Redding, circa 1914. Also found is a lithograph by A. Sirouy.
Other posthumous records include a folder of receipts for storage of Spencer's paintings in various warehouses; and records related to Campus Martius Museum, including a list of Spencer's records given to the museum by the Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society in Columbus, Ohio; a typescript of "examples of work to be on display" at the museum including transcribed letters and printed material relating to Spencer; and genealogical notes on the Martin family.
This series is digitized in entirety.
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Calling Cards, circa 1860-1902
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Campus Martius Museum Records, circa 1949-1959
Select: Campus Martius Museum Records, circa 1949-1959
Certificate, Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic Association Silver Medal for Power of Fashion , 1853
Select: Certificate, Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic Association Silver Medal for Power of Fashion, 1853
Exhibition Invitations/Tickets, 1860-1879
Select: Exhibition Invitations/Tickets, 1860-1879
Land Purchase Agreement, 1857
Select: Land Purchase Agreement, 1857
Lithograph by A. Sirouy, 1858
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Notes and Writings by Spencer, circa 1850s-1860s
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Notes on Spencer, circa 1900
Select: Notes on Spencer, circa 1900
Papers Related to Truth Unveiling Falsehood , circa 1870-circa 1914
Select: Papers Related to Truth Unveiling Falsehood, circa 1870-circa 1914
"Partial List of Oil Paintings" by Spencer, circa 1940s
Select: "Partial List of Oil Paintings" by Spencer, circa 1940s
Power of Attorney Document, 1901
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Receipts for Storage of Paintings, 1908-1950
Select: Receipts for Storage of Paintings, 1908-1950
Sorosis, circa 1860s-circa 1900
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Sorosis, 1869-1902
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